THE SHEER FAC­TOR

sheer fab­ric em­bel­lish­ments can be found in many a bri­dal run­way show. It’s easy to see why: Doses of the gauzy fab­ric, of­ten made of silk or chif­fon, can strike a balance when you’d like to show a hint of skin. We scoured the Spring 2017 col­lec­tions to bring you, left to right, the trend from nearly trans­par­ent to com­pletely opaque, with a lit­tle some­thing for ev­ery­one in be­tween.